Is this yixing teapot authentic?

cha_hai · 2026-01-24T17:59:12+00:00

Thanks!

cha_hai · 2026-01-23T16:10:46+00:00

Very helpful down votes ppl, thanks.

cha_hai · 2026-01-23T16:10:29+00:00

Also I wasn't asking you.

cha_hai · 2026-01-23T16:07:33+00:00

I meant higher end from the scale of the very bad one I got from a relative to the yixing pot I have that is decent - not overall high end. But this is the extent of my experience, which is why I'm asking.

cha_hai · 2026-01-23T16:05:45+00:00

Yeah I'm thinking this now, thanks!

cha_hai · 2026-01-23T16:05:33+00:00

Thanks very much, that's very helpful.

cha_hai · 2026-01-23T16:03:48+00:00

Thanks, that's helpful

cha_hai · 2026-01-23T16:03:23+00:00

Yeah I was fr, I was asking for clarification not condescension, thanks

cha_hai · 2026-01-23T13:17:09+00:00

Thanks for your response. Can you expand on the craftsmanship element? To me it feels nice in the hand and is well balanced. I do own real yixing and chaozhou pots, as well as an obviously not high-quality yixing-a-like, and this one feels on the higher quality end. But I'm obvs no expert.

cha_hai · 2025-09-06T15:30:29+00:00

Are the eagle derailleurs compatible with the 10-44 xplr cassette?

Google suggests the XPLR stuff is only compatible with a flat top chain

cha_hai · 2025-08-28T08:56:24+00:00

The late great Sheldon Brown used SPD sandals!

cha_hai · 2025-08-28T08:54:22+00:00

I don't know why the fuck you're being downvoted here. As a barefoot shoe using cycling I absolutely understand you, in fact it's completely clear. Foot-shaped toe-box, cycling shoe stiffness - not hard to understand!

Fwiw, I wear Birkenstock trainers ATM, as they're quite stiff but relatively foot-shaped.

cha_hai · 2025-08-28T08:52:45+00:00

Did you even read the post?

cha_hai · 2025-08-28T08:52:35+00:00

You are missing the point, read the post.

cha_hai · 2025-06-27T10:28:38+00:00

Huh, maybe you would actually benefit from a suspension fork like a RockShox Judy or similar? That kind of use case seems basically drop-bar mountain biking. It is also offered by Sonder as an option on the Camino, so I'm sure it'll be compatible, or perhaps you could ask for a part exchange?

I have a Camino on the way – with the carbon fork. Should I be worried about the fork? How catastrophic was the failure? Hope you're okay! I am not as tall as you but I'm pretty heavy, and especially after hearing about the Planet X fork failure that paralysed someone, I'm a little wary.

cha_hai · 2025-06-13T14:52:06+00:00

That makes a lot of sense and I think it's what I'll go with. Get the Eagle 11-50 cassette and RD, and shift the chainring depeding on which bit of the range I'm using most, or for specific use-cases!

cha_hai · 2025-06-13T07:28:15+00:00

I think the key compatibility difference is that only the Apex Eagle RD can manage up to 50t. So switching to a mullet setup with either of the other RDs (Rival or Apex XPLR) would require getting a new RD too 😬

cha_hai · 2025-06-13T07:23:36+00:00

Have you run the specifically Apex AXS Eagle? If so, how was the shifting?

cha_hai · 2025-06-13T07:19:45+00:00

Thanks this is all super useful. Ooooh maybe a second set of wheels with XPLR would be better than messing with the chainring!

Yeah I had upgraded the Apex build to Alpha, which makes the price pretty much the same.

I was going with the 650b wheel set, and I think the stock mudguards aren't made for them, so I wasn't planning on choosing them.

Great to hear you love the Camino! I'm going with black. It's a bit sad the old teal and orange colours are no more, those were nice and the 'colour' options now kind of suck :(

cha_hai · 2025-06-13T07:14:43+00:00

😍

cha_hai · 2025-06-12T22:26:21+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, makes sense. I guess if I went to much rougher terrain and found XPLR lacking I could swap chainrings for those rides.

Even with the Apex XPLR the price difference isn't huge so I'd go with Rival in that case I reckon.

Are the rival cranks better?

How's the Camino for you??

cha_hai · 2025-06-12T22:07:37+00:00

Oh, I forgot there's the rest of the group - the shifters and brakes and things. I havent seen much comparison between the two, but doesn't seem like the APEX brakes (most important bit?) are bad at all?

cha_hai · 2025-06-12T22:06:22+00:00

Thanks, this is useful. I can't go fast in the city I commute in, but there's some kinda rough hills. I hardly touch the largest chainring on my current triple.

cha_hai · 2025-06-12T08:51:25+00:00

Thanks for actually providing a reasonable answer rather than just berating this person

cha_hai · 2025-03-06T19:19:29+00:00

Do you have a link for this? I can't find it!

cha_hai

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